David Ben-Gurion

Pridan Moshe / State of Israel / Courtesy Simon Wiesenthal Center

Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion ordered the Mossad to to find Nazi Adolf Eichmann, based on information provided by Wiesenthal. But when Wiesenthal published a book called "I Hunted Eichman," which some believed colored him as playing the primary role in the capture, Ben-Gurion ordered the Mossad to say nothing about Eichmann for 15 years.

Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion ordered the Mossad to to find Nazi Adolf Eichmann, based on information provided by Wiesenthal. But when Wiesenthal published a book called "I Hunted Eichman," which some believed colored him as playing the primary role in the capture, Ben-Gurion ordered the Mossad to say nothing about Eichmann for 15 years. (Pridan Moshe / State of Israel / Courtesy Simon Wiesenthal Center)

Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion ordered the Mossad to to find Nazi Adolf Eichmann, based on information provided by Wiesenthal. But when Wiesenthal published a book called "I Hunted Eichman," which some believed colored him as playing the primary role in the capture, Ben-Gurion ordered the Mossad to say nothing about Eichmann for 15 years.